This speech will be accessible to all audiences. Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the
Free Software Movement, and the status and history the GNU operating system, which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by tens of millions of users world-wide.

Location: Sala Congressi, Auditorium "S. Caterina", Piazza Santa Caterina, Finale Ligure Borgo (SV), Italy. Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free Software Movement and about the status and history the GNU operating system, which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by tens of millions of users world-wide. This speech will be free and accessible to all audiences and the public is encouraged to attend. (Richard Stallman will give the speech in Spanish. There will be simultaneous Spanish-Italian translation.)

Location: Intershop Tower, floor 27, Leutragraben 1, 07743 Jena, Deutschland. Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free Software Movement, and the status and history of the GNU operating system, which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by tens of millions of users world-wide. This talk will be accessible to all audiences and the public is encouraged to attend.

Detailed location: Dolce Hayes Mansion, 200 Edenvale Ave, San Jose, CA 95136. He will speak about the ethical principles and history of the movement, and about the GNU General Public License which is used by most free software packages.

Location: Ragle Hall, Serkin Center, Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT. (Take South Rd. until you enter campus. To you left will be a large parking lot. The Serkin Center is the last building on the road. Parking can be found behind the building.) http://www.marlboro.edu/admissions/visiting/directions
This speech will be accessible to all audiences and the public is encouraged to attend. Copyright developed in the age of the printing press, and was designed to fit with the system of centralized copying imposed by the printing press. But the copyright system does not fit well with computer networks, and only draconian punishments can enforce it. The global corporations that profit from copyright are lobbying for draconian punishments, and to increase their copyright powers, while suppressing public access to technology. But if we seriously hope to serve the only legitimate purpose of copyright--to promote progress, for the benefit of the public--then we must make changes in the other direction.

Detailed location: Unieuro Library, SCES trecho O, Conjunto 5, Avenia das Nacoes, CEP 70.200-001, Brasilia, Brazil.
Copyright developed in the age of the printing press, and was designed to fit with the system of centralized copying imposed by the printing press. But the copyright system does not fit well with computer networks, and only draconian punishments can enforce it.
The global corporations that profit from copyright are lobbying for draconian punishments, and to increase their copyright powers, while suppressing public access to technology. But if we seriously hope to serve the only legitimate purpose of copyright—to promote progress, for the benefit of the public—then we must make changes in the other direction.

Detailed location: San Jose State University, "Umunhum Room", Floor 2, Student Union Building, Student Union, Inc., One Washington Square, San Jose, CA. ( http://www.sjsu.edu/inc/content/campus_maps/maincampus.gif ) Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free Software Movement, and the status and history the GNU operating system, which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by tens of millions of users world-wide. This speech will be accessible to all audiences and the public is encouraged to attend.